"Israelis, Palestinians may resume peace talks soon, Netanyahu says" by Steven Gutkin, Associated Press | February 4, 2010
HERZLIYA, Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said yesterday that he had reason to believe that long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians could resume in a matter of weeks.
Netanyahu did not give details, but an official indicated Israel would take a step to make it possible for the Palestinians to agree to talks. He did not elaborate and spoke on the condition of anonymity because no offer has been made....
Netanyahu was speaking at an annual security conference sponsored by the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center, where Israeli leaders have made significant policy statements in past years.
Netanyahu said at the conference: “I have reason to hope realistically that in the coming weeks we will restart peace talks with the Palestinians without preconditions.’’
He says that as ISRAEL comes LOADED with PRECONDITIONS!
Netanyahu praised Palestinian efforts to improve their economy and build institutions, but he appealed to them to accept a resumption of efforts toward a peace accord....
Palestinians have said they are considering an offer by US envoy George Mitchell to start a round of shuttle diplomacy with Israel.
A senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was unaware of a possibility to resume talks in the near future. “All we know, all that the world knows is that settlement activity should stop,’’ Nabil Abu Rdeneh said.
“This is the only way to enter serious negotiations that lead to a just, fair and stable peace in the whole region,’’ he added in a statement.
Another Abbas aide, Nimr Hamad, said Palestinians were studying Netanyahu’s remarks as well as Mitchell’s offer....
I'm tired of talk; I want Israel to stop what it is doing and lift the siege.
Other than that, it's all fart mist.
